June 13, 2011
Filed via EDGAR
Mr. Rufus Decker
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Zep Inc.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended August 31, 2010
Form 10-Q for the Period Ended February 28, 2011
File No. 1-33633
Dear Mr. Decker:
On June 7, 2011, we received a comment letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010 and Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011. As discussed, we will provide the Staff with a response to their comment letter on or before July 6, 2011.
| Very truly yours, |
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| /s/ Mark R. Bachmann |
| Mark R. Bachmann |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
cc: Ms. Nudrat Salik, Staff Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. John K. Morgan, Zep Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Philip A. Theodore, Zep Inc. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary